Volume 6, Number 12 March 19, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Controlled fusion Solar cells Global warming Virtual reality Quantum complementarity Survey of supermassive black holes Hydrocarbons on Titan CO2 absorption in soil Nanoscale lasers High-energy cosmic rays Tremor and earthquakes Quantum computing D-meson mixing Globular clusters Photonic computing Quantum optics Single photon observation Plate tectonics and mountain formation Carbon sequestration String-net liquids Hydrogen storage Paleoclimatology Model quantum systems Water on Mars Gamma-ray bursts Terahertz filter Nanowire magnetic memory Polar ice sheet melting Internet redesign Nanomagnetism and digital data storage Friction in MEMS Testing modified Newtonian dynamics Fine structure constant Life sciences THP and adolescent moods Early H. sapiens growth profile Australopiths Synthetic biology Cancer biology Memory and DNA methylation Visceral fat, IL-6, and inflammation Brain-imaging studies Speech perception Autophagy Aging and evolution Metagenomics Gene transcription Olfaction Speciation Genetics of personality traits Category learning Genetic drift Associative memory and sensory neurons Sensory modalities Ribozymes Detection and repair of DNA damage Microbial genomes Health and medicine Cancer Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer Diabetes Exercise and memory Tuberculosis Tuberculosis vaccines Stem cells Antibiotics Genetics of sleep deprivation response Health benefits of epicatechin in cocoa Health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid Avian flu Stress and nerve cell damage RNA splicing antisense therapy Stem cells and cancer Alzheimer's disease Heredity and cardiovascular risk Malaria Schizophrenia Cancer and the immune system Anti-depressants and VEGF Autism Periodontitis and pre-diabetes Gallium as an antibiotic Early indicators of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia NF-kB and inflammatory bowel disease Gene therapy Nanoparticle cancer drug delivery Sleep apnea, C-reactive protein, and stroke Genetics of body size Virus therapy for cancer Parkinson's disease Fructose and obesity Flavonoids Prions Exercise, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease

Controlled fusion

1. March 12, 2007 - A Step Toward Fusion Energy - also here

Solar cells

1. March 12, 2007 - Solar Energy Conversion Offers A Solution To Help Mitigate Global Warming

Global warming

1. March 12, 2007 - How Will Climate Change Affect India's Monsoon Season?
2. March 13, 2007 - Warming may cause food, water shortages: U.N. report
3. March 14, 2007 - Arctic impact on global warming lures scientists
4. March 15, 2007 - World may get greener, then wilt, due to warming
5. March 15, 2007 - Winter Warmest on Record Worldwide - also here
6. March 16, 2007 - Earth swelters in warmest winter since 1880
7. March 16, 2007 - This was world's warmest recorded winter - also here, here
8. March 16, 2007 - Global December-February Temperature Warmest On Record
9. March 16, 2007 - Winter warmth breaks all records
10. March 16, 2007 - Earth bakes in hottest quarter on record
11. March 16, 2007 - Arctic Sea Ice Decline May Trigger Climate Change Cascade - also here, here
12. March 18, 2007 - NASA Studies How Airborne Particles Affect Climate Change

Virtual reality

1. March 12, 2007 - Virtual Reality for Virtual Eternity - also here

Quantum complementarity

1. March 12, 2007 - Physicists Modify Double-Slit Experiment to Confirm Einstein's Belief

Survey of supermassive black holes

1. March 12, 2007 - Discovery Makes Black Holes More Puzzling
2. March 15, 2007 - New Panorama Reveals More Than A Thousand Black Holes - also here, here, here

Hydrocarbons on Titan

1. March 13, 2007 - Huge seas spotted on Saturn's moon Titan
2. March 13, 2007 - Cassini Images Seas on Saturn's Moon Titan
3. March 13, 2007 - New Images: Huge Seas on Saturn's Moon Titan
4. March 13, 2007 - Scientists find possible hydrocarbon seas on Saturn's moon Titan
5. March 14, 2007 - Possible Seas Discovered on Saturn Moon - also here, here, here
6. March 14, 2007 - Hydrocarbon glaciers and seas may dot Titan's poles
7. March 14, 2007 - Seas Discovered On Saturn's Moon Titan
8. March 14, 2007 - Probe reveals seas on Saturn moon
9. March 14, 2007 - Possible seas spotted on Saturn moon
10. March 14, 2007 - Cassini Probe Finds Evidence of Seas on Saturn Moon

CO₂ absorption in soil

1. March 13, 2007 - Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Stimulates Soils To Release, Not Store, CO2 - also here, here, here, here

Nanoscale lasers

1. March 13, 2007 - Creating a nanoscale laser

High-energy cosmic rays

1. March 13, 2007 - Turning Starlight into Gamma Rays
2. March 23, 2007 - New Mechanism For Producing Cosmic Gamma Rays From Starlight Is Proposed - also here
3. April 3, 2007 - Seeking the Origins of Cosmic Rays

Tremor and earthquakes

1. March 14, 2007 - Source of mysterious seismic rumblings revealed
2. March 15, 2007 - Scientists Explain Source Of Mysterious Tremors Emanating From Fault Zones - also here, here

Quantum computing

1. March 14, 2007 - Photon's life cycle 'watched' in full
2. March 14, 2007 - Trapped light spurs quantum computing

D-meson mixing

1. March 14, 2007 - Meson Messes With Standard Model
2. March 17, 2007 - New form of matter-antimatter transformation observed for first time - also here, here, here

Globular clusters

1. March 14, 2007 - Star Family Seen Through Dusty Fog - also here, here
2. March 19, 2007 - New Family of Stars Found in Milky Way

Photonic computing

1. March 14, 2007 - Research project could help create computers that run on light

Quantum optics

1. March 14, 2007 - 'Plug and Play' Source of Single Photons
2. March 17, 2007 - A Single-Photon Server with Just One Atom - also here, here, here, here

Single photon observation

1. March 14, 2007 - Physicists watch the "birth, life and death of a photon"
2. April 2, 2007 - Life And Death Of A Photon 'Filmed' For The First Time

Plate tectonics and mountain formation

1. March 14, 2007 - Australian discovery solves mystery of the Andes
2. March 15, 2007 - Geophysicists offer explanation for Andes formation
3. March 15, 2007 - Why are the Andes so tall?

Carbon sequestration

1. March 14, 2007 - In a Test of Capturing Carbon Dioxide, Perhaps a Way to Temper Global Warming

String-net liquids

1. March 15, 2007 - The universe is a string-net liquid

Hydrogen storage

1. March 15, 2007 - Hydrogen Storage: Researchers Achieve Technology Breakthrough

Paleoclimatology

1. March 15, 2007 - Turkey's Lake Van Provides Precise Insights Into Eurasia's Climate History - also here, here

Model quantum systems

1. March 15, 2007 - Physicists Tailor Magnetic Pairings In Nanoscale Semiconductors - also here, here

Water on Mars

1. March 15, 2007 - What Lies Beneath - also here
2. March 15, 2007- Giant Pool of Water Ice at Mars' South Pole
3. March 15, 2007 - Mars Pole Holds Enough Ice to Flood Planet, Radar Study Shows
4. March 17, 2007 - Mars' South Pole Ice Deep and Wide - also here, here, here, here
5. March 20, 2007 - Probing Mars's Hidden Glaciers

Gamma-ray bursts

1. March 15, 2007 - First science from the Large Binocular Telescope
2. March 17, 2007 - Robotic Telescope Unravels Mystery Of Cosmic Blasts - also here, here, here

Terahertz filter

1. March 15, 2007 - Scientists develop new terahertz material
2. March 29, 2007 - Terahertz filter could harness unused spectrum

Nanowire magnetic memory

1. March 15, 2007 - Nanowires could boost memory density

Polar ice sheet melting

1. March 16, 2007 - Ice sheet complexity leaves sea level rise uncertain
2. March 17, 2007 - Warming Oceans Threaten Antarctic Glaciers - also here, here

Internet redesign

1. March 16, 2007 - New Program Aims To Overhaul The Internet - also here

Nanomagnetism and digital data storage

1. March 16, 2007 - New Magnetic Switching Method Could Dramatically Speed Up Data Storage - also here

Friction in MEMS

1. March 16, 2007 - Combating Friction and Stiction - also here

Testing modified Newtonian dynamics

1. March 16, 2007 - Experiment sets the ultimate test for Newton's laws
2. March 20, 2007 - Can Newton's 2nd Law be Violated on Earth?

Fine structure constant

1. March 17, 2007 - No such thing as a constant constant?
2. March 23, 2007 - Probe seeks changes in fine-structure constant
3. April 3, 2007 - Examination Of Radiation Left From Birth Of Universe Could Alter Theories - also here, here

THP and adolescent moods

1. March 12, 2007 - Scientists Find Hormone Activity Explains Adolescent Mood Swings - also here
2. March 12, 2007 - Hormonal Reversal During Puberty Keeps Teens Totally Anxious
3. March 12, 2007 - Hormone turns cute kids into horror teens
4. March 12, 2007 - Teenage mood swing hormone found
5. March 12, 2007 - Chemical reactions in the brain force teenagers' mood swings

Early H. sapiens growth profile

1. March 12, 2007 - How Long is a Child a Child? - also here, here
2. March 12, 2007 - Why Children Never Leave Home: Evolution
3. March 13, 2007 - 160,000-year-old jawbone redefines origins of the species
4. March 15, 2007 - Fossil from 160,000 years ago shows growth profile similar to modern man - also here

Australopiths

1. March 12, 2007 - Human Ancestors Had Short Legs For Combat, Not Just Climbing

Synthetic biology

1. March 13, 2007 - Microsoft Goes Bio

Cancer biology

1. March 13, 2007 - Lung Cancer-derived EGFR Mutants Exhibit Intrinsic Differences In Inhibitor Sensitivity
2. March 15, 2007 - Researchers ID role of key protein in tumor growth
3. March 17, 2007 - One Wwox Isn't Enough To Protect Against Cancer

Memory and DNA methylation

1. March 14, 2007 - How to Make - or Break - Memory
2. March 14, 2007 - Making Memories Stick
3. March 15, 2007 - Making Memories That Last A Lifetime - also here

Visceral fat, IL-6, and inflammation

1. March 14, 2007 - Belly Fat May Drive Inflammatory Processes Associated With Disease - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. March 14, 2007 - For Easy Tasks, Brain Preps And Decides Together
2. March 16, 2007 - Fears Learned By Observing Others Are Similar To Those Learned From Direct Experience - also here

Speech perception

1. March 14, 2007 - Making Sense Of The World Through A Cochlear Implant - also here

Autophagy

1. March 14, 2007 - Cannibalistic Signals Help Mammalian Embryos Develop Normally

Aging and evolution

1. March 14, 2007 - Aging Boosts Chances That A Family Line Will Be Long-lived - also here

Metagenomics

1. March 14, 2007 - Global ocean sampling expedition
2. March 14, 2007 - Seas Yield Surprising Catch of Unknown Genes
3. March 15, 2007 - Darwin's Famous Finches And Venter's Marine Microbes - also here, here

Gene transcription

1. March 14, 2007 - Stability of mRNA/DNA and DNA/DNA duplexes modulates mRNA transcription - also here

Olfaction

1. March 14, 2007 - Explaining Why We Smell Better When We Sniff - also here, here

Speciation

1. March 15, 2007 - Species evolve faster in cooler climes
2. March 15, 2007 - High on Speciation
3. March 15, 2007 - Study Challenges Theories on Species - also here, here
4. March 15, 2007 - Life is faster in the temperate zone
5. March 17, 2007 - Researchers Debunk Belief Species Evolve Faster In Tropics - also here

Genetics of personality traits

1. March 15, 2007 - Genes plus parenting may promote shyness, anxiety

Category learning

1. March 15, 2007 - Human Perceptual Learning As a Two-stage Process - also here

Genetic drift

1. March 15, 2007 - Remote Sheep Population Resists Genetic Drift - also here

Associative memory and sensory neurons

1. March 15, 2007 - Associative Memory -- Learning At All Levels - also here

Sensory modalities

1. March 15, 2007 - Working in combination, human senses seem almost superheroic

Ribozymes

1. March 16, 2007 - RNA Enzyme Structure Offers A Glimpse Into The Origins Of Life - also here

Detection and repair of DNA damage

1. March 16, 2007 - Scientists Discover Cellular 'SOS' Signal In Response To UV Skin Damage - also here, here

Microbial genomes

1. March 17, 2007 - Improved Computational Tool Lets Researchers Browse Microbial Genomes

Cancer

1. March 12, 2007 - Early infection tied to leukemia risk in childhood
2. March 12, 2007 - Test For P53 Needed To Prescreen Patients For Blood Cancer Drugs
3. March 13, 2007 - Glaxo breast cancer pill wins FDA approval
4. March 13, 2007 - FDA Approves Advanced Breast Cancer Drug - also here, here
5. March 13, 2007 - FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer
6. March 13, 2007 - Genetic Pathways To Curable And Incurable Forms Of Pancreatic Cancer Identified
7. March 13, 2007 - Molecular Differences Between Early And Advanced Melanomas Could Provide New Drug Targets - also here, here
8. March 13, 2007 - Cancer-causing Compound Can Be Triggered By Vitamin C - also here
9. March 13, 2007 - Which Breast Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy? - also here
10. March 14, 2007 - Green tea plus painkiller slows prostate cancer
11. March 14, 2007 - Potential Target For Treatment Of Mixed Lineage Leukemia Identified - also here
12. March 14, 2007 - How Some Molecules Inhibit Growth Of Lung Cancer Cells - also here, here
13. March 14, 2007 - Two biologics studied for multiple myeloma
14. March 15, 2007 - High blood sugar tied to increased cancer risk
15. March 15, 2007 - Obesity Dramatically Increases Death Rate From Prostate Cancer - also here
16. March 15, 2007 - Blood Pressure Drug Shrinks Lung Cancer Tumors In Mice - also here
17. March 15, 2007 - Hormone eyed as cancer treatment: study
18. March 16, 2007 - Tree bark extract might help treat rare eye cancer
19. March 16, 2007 - Dietary vitamin C may prevent oral pre-cancer
20. March 16, 2007 - Scientists Discover New Approach To Treat Virus-induced Lymphomas - also here
21. March 16, 2007 - Soy Found Protective Against Localized Prostate Cancer - also here, here
22. March 16, 2007 - Liverpool to trial new pancreatic cancer therapy - also here

Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer

1. March 12, 2007 - Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis And Cancer

Diabetes

1. March 12, 2007 - Soft drinks associated with diabetes, report finds
2. March 14, 2007 - New Project To Analyze Why Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Insulin Resistance Are So Closely Linked - also here

Exercise and memory

1. March 12, 2007 - Study shows why exercise boosts brainpower

Tuberculosis

1. March 12, 2007 - Antifungal Drug Kills Tuberculosis Bug - also here
2. March 15, 2007 - A More Reliable Test For Latent TB - also here

Tuberculosis vaccines

1. March 12, 2007 - Old vaccine hits TB like a blast from the past
2. March 12, 2007 - Old vaccines may be better than new
3. March 18, 2007 - Older TB vaccines 'work better'

Stem cells

1. March 12, 2007 - Molecular Switch Holds Key To Reserve Supply Of Muscle Stem Cells
2. March 12, 2007 - Human stem cells battle degenerative brain diseases
3. March 12, 2007 - Stem Cells Act Through Multiple Mechanisms To Benefit Mice With Neurodegenerative Disease - also here
4. March 12, 2007 - Study on mice is successful, Burnham says
5. March 13, 2007 - Testing Adult Stem Cells For Heart Damage Repair - also here
6. March 16, 2007 - Chemical Cues Turn Embryonic Stem Cells Into Cerebellar Neurons - also here, here
7. March 16, 2007 - Medical Center Performs State's First Stem Cell Heart Regeneration Therapy

Antibiotics

1. March 12, 2007 - Bacterial Walls Come Tumbling Down
2. March 17, 2007 - Trojan Horse Strategy Defeats Drug-resistant Bacteria - also here

Genetics of sleep deprivation response

1. March 12, 2007 - Performing Under Sleep Deprivation: Its In Your Genes

Health benefits of epicatechin in cocoa

1. March 12, 2007 - Cocoa 'Vitamin' Health Benefits Could Outshine Penicillin - also here, here, here

Health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid

1. March 12, 2007 - Food Supplement Could Prevent Development Of Diabetes And Atherosclerosis

Avian flu

1. March 13, 2007 - Village ways fuel bird flu spread in rural Egypt
2. March 16, 2007 - Indonesian man dies of bird flu: health ministry
3. March 16, 2007 - Indonesia confirms 65th bird flu death
4. March 18, 2007 - Bird flu found in endangered Japanese eagle

Stress and nerve cell damage

1. March 13, 2007 - Scarred for life: Rat nerve cells damaged by stress
2. March 15, 2007 - The Day After A Stressful Event, Rats Lose Brain Cells - also here, here

RNA splicing antisense therapy

1. March 13, 2007 - Correcting RNA Splicing May Help Treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy - also here

Stem cells and cancer

1. March 13, 2007 - Study Questions 'Cancer Stem Cell' Hypothesis In Breast Cancer - also here
2. March 14, 2007 - New cell type identified in cancer development - also here

Alzheimer's disease

1. March 13, 2007 - Study Confirms Imaging Compound Identifies Amyloid-beta In Human Brain
2. March 15, 2007 - French firm develops possible test for Alzheimer's
3. March 16, 2007 - Mid-life cholesterol dip may signal mental decline

Heredity and cardiovascular risk

1. March 13, 2007 - Long-lived Parents Provide Health Benefits
2. March 13, 2007 - Offspring whose parents have long lives appear to have lower heart risks in middle age

Malaria

1. March 13, 2007 - G6PD Deficiency Is Associated With Significant Protection Against Severe, Life-threatening Malaria
2. March 13, 2007 - Malaria: The Right Vaccine In The Right Place?

Schizophrenia

1. March 14, 2007 - Brain's 'Default Mode' Awry In Schizophrenia
2. March 14, 2007 - Abnormalities Of The Mouth Associated With Schizophrenia
3. March 15, 2007 - Schizophrenia Much More Common In Certain Localities - also here

Cancer and the immune system

1. March 14, 2007 - Mechanisms Involved With Tumor Relapse Identified - also here, here

Anti-depressants and VEGF

1. March 14, 2007 - How Anti-Depressants Create New Brain Cells

Autism

1. March 14, 2007 - Gene That May Lead to Autism Identified - also here
2. March 16, 2007 - Tiny, Spontaneous Gene Mutations May Boost Autism Risk - also here, here
3. March 16, 2007 - New Gene Mutations Linked to Autism
4. March 16, 2007 - Autism Risk May Lie in Fragile Areas of Genetic Code
5. March 18, 2007 - Fear centre 'shrinks' in autism

Periodontitis and pre-diabetes

1. March 14, 2007 - Periodontal diseases may aggravate pre-diabetic characteristics - also here
2. March 19, 2007 - Animal study links prediabetes and gum disease

Gallium as an antibiotic

1. March 15, 2007 - Mighty Metal Vanquishes Super-Bacteria
2. March 16, 2007 - Gallium: A New Antibacterial Agent? - also here
3. March 19, 2007 - Bacterial Bait and Switch: Germs Tricked into Absorbing Wrong Element
4. March 19, 2007 - Research discovers new way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
5. March 19, 2007 - Trojan horse strategy defeats drug-resistant bacteria

Early indicators of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

1. March 15, 2007 - Children's Cognitive Performance: A Potential Indicator Of Bipolar Disorder And Schizophrenia - also here

NF-kB and inflammatory bowel disease

1. March 15, 2007 - Researchers Identify Molecular Basis Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - also here

Gene therapy

1. March 15, 2007 - Gene Therapy For Blindness Clears Hurdle In Mice

Nanoparticle cancer drug delivery

1. March 15, 2007 - No Carrier Necessary: This Drug Delivers Itself

Sleep apnea, C-reactive protein, and stroke

1. March 15, 2007 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Show Silent Brain Infarction Lesions - also here

Genetics of body size

1. March 16, 2007 - How fat genes differ from thin ones

Virus therapy for cancer

1. March 16, 2007 - Researchers Use Poliovirus To Destroy Neuroblastoma Tumors In Mice - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. March 16, 2007 - New Hope For Parkinson's in Understanding Causes Of Cell Death - also here

Fructose and obesity

1. March 16, 2007 - Fructose-sweetened Beverages Increases Risk Of Obesity In Rats

Flavonoids

1. March 16, 2007 - Apple consumers reap heart-health benefits thanks to flavonoid content

Prions

1. March 18, 2007 - New twist in tale of BSE's beginnings

Exercise, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease

1. March 18, 2007 - Heart Disease In A Marathon Runner: Is Too Much Exercise A Bad Thing?

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